Aframonius Simons et al. 1995 (primate)

Mammalia - Primates

Full reference: E. L. Simons, D. T. Rasmussen, and P. D. Gingerich. 1995. New cercamoniine adapid from Fayum, Egypt. Journal of Human Evolution 29(6):577-589

Parent taxon: Caenopithecinae according to E. R. Seiffert et al. 2009

See also Godinot 1998, Simons and Miller 1997 and Simons et al. 1995

Sister taxa: Afradapis, Caenopithecus, Darwinius, Masradapis, Namadapis

Subtaxa: Aframonius dieides

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Type: Aframonius dieides

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution: found only at Quarry L-41 (Jebel Qatrani Formation) (Oligocene of Egypt)

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